Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare


Recent Cases of Violation of the Food Sanitation Law that were Found on the Occasion of Import Notification (Flash)

(February 2008)
ITEM EXPORTING COUNTRY ARTICLE CONTENTS OF VIOLATION QUARANTIN STATION CAUSE OF VIOLATION DIPOSAL OF THE CARGO REMARKS
frozen food served without heating: LUCUMA FROZEN PULP Peru 11 violation of element standard (live bacteria count 1.4×105/g) narita airport   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served after heating(those heated immidiately before freezing): STEAMED YAKITORI MIDDLE WING MEAT Thailand 11 violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served after heating(those heated immidiately before freezing): STEAMED YAKITORI IKEDA Thailand 11 violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served after heating(other than those heated immidiately before freezing): CRAB ASPARAGUS CUP PIE Viet Nam 11 violation of element standard (live bacteria count 1.9×107/g, E.coli positive) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served after heating(other than those heated immidiately before freezing): CRAB HACAO PIE Viet Nam 11 violation of element standard (live bacteria count 1.1×108/g, E.coli positive) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served after heating(other than those heated immidiately before freezing): Spinach Thailand 11 violation of element standard (chlorpyrifos 0.08 ppm detection) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) monitoring inspection
dried fig Iran 6 aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(15ppb) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
LITTLE MY SPOON AND FORK China 18 standard non-conformity according to materials(Formaldehyde is inappropriate, evaporation residual substance(20% ethanol) 150µg/ml detection, evaporation residual substance(water) 110µg/ml, evaporation residual substance (4% acetic acid) 560µg/ml  detection) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
LITTLE MY CUP China 18 standard non-conformity according to materials(Formaldehyde is inappropriate, evaporation residual substance (4% acetic acid) 51µg/ml  detection) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
MOOMIN SPOON AND FORK China 18 standard non-conformity according to materials(Formaldehyde is inappropriate, evaporation residual substance(20% ethanol) 52µg/ml detection, evaporation residual substance(water) 31 µg/ml, evaporation residual substance (4% acetic acid) 350 µg/ml  detection) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
MOOMIN SUP China 18 standard non-conformity according to materials(Formaldehyde is inappropriate, evaporation residual substance (4% acetic acid) 59µg/ml  detection) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
Coconut syrup United States 11 violation of standard of use (inapplicable use (Ester gum)) tokyo the lack of understanding of an additive we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) -
frozen food served after heating(other than those heated immidiately before freezing): FROZEN GREEN BEANS China 11 detection over the amount unlikely to cause damage to human health that the provision of Paragraph 3 , Article 11 of the Food Sanitation Law
(buprofezin 0.02ppm detection)
kawasaki   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) monitoring inspection
dried akiami shrimp Viet Nam 11 violation of element standard (chloramphenicol 0.0020 ppm detection) shimizu   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
fresh mango Philippines 11 violation of element standard (profenofos 0.11 ppm detection) chubu airport   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo monitoring inspection
frozen food served after heating(other than those heated immidiately before freezing): FROZEN SEAFOODS SPRING ROLL Thailand 11 violation of element standard (E.coli positive) narita airport   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
Instant noodles(MUPAMA) Korea 10 undesignated additive(polysorbate detection) moji(shimonoseki)   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo monitoring inspection
frozen food served after heating(other than those heated immidiately before freezing): fried shrimp cutlet Viet Nam 11 violation of element standard (chloramphenicol 0.0013 ppm detection) fukuoka   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
fresh and shellfish for raw consumption: FROZEN GIANT SQUID TANZAKU Philippines 11 violation of element standard (live bacteria count 3.5×105/g, coliform bacteria positive) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
non-heating edible meat product: LARDO STESO Italy 6 listeria detection kobe 2 sections   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo monitoring inspection
CORN United States 6 aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(61ppb) kobe   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
ROSE WATER Iran 11 violation of element standard (sediment・alien substance is inappropriate) yokohama   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
Popcorn United States 6 aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(26ppb,48 ppb) yokohama   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
dried shrimp(dried roasted acetes powder) Viet Nam 11 violation of element standard (chloramphenicol 0.0012 ppm detection) tokyo 2 sections   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
roasted peanut China 6 aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(14ppb) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
heated meat products (heat-pasteurized after packed in container-packages): FROZEN AJITSUKE BUTABARA SLICE HALF CUT B(STEAMED PORK SLICE B) China 11 violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
heated meat products (heat-pasteurized before packed in container-packages): FROZEN CHICKEN PROCUCT(ABURIYAKI CHICKEN V GARLIC) China 11 violation of element standard (live bacteria count 1.2×103/g , staphylococcus aureus) tokyo 2 sections   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
fresh banana Thailand 11 violation of element standard (cypermethrin 0.08 ppm detection) narita airport   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo monitoring inspection
roasted peanut China 6 aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(25 ppb) fukuoka   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
boiling in water clam China 11 violation of element standard (chloramphenicol 0.0060 ppm detection) yokkaichi   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) monitoring inspection
FROZEN ATLANTIC SALMON China 11 violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) osaka   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served after heating(other than those heated immidiately before freezing): pea(ingen) China 11 detection over the amount unlikely to cause damage to human health that the provision of Paragraph 3 , Article 11 of the Food Sanitation Law
(fenpropathrin 0.02ppm detection)
otaru   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
fresh chicory France 11 violation of element standard (thiabendazole 0.08 ppm detection) narita airport   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo monitoring inspection
peanut India 6 aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(31 ppb) nagoya   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
oolong tea Taiwan 11 violation of element standard (bromopropylate 3.1 ppm detection) kobe   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
frozen food served after heating(those heated immidiately before freezing): FROZEN BANH CUON SHRIMP (HARUMAKI) Viet Nam 11 violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) osaka   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served after heating(other than those heated immidiately before freezing): FROZEN BREADED IKA KATSU(COLOR) China 11 violation of element standard (E.coli positive) kawasaki   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) monitoring inspection
EGG SOFT FLOUR CAKE China 11 violation of standard of use (sulphur dioxide 0.032g/kg detection) yokohama the shortage of a check of raw material we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
peanut United States 6 aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(130 ppb) yokohama   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
container packing filling pressurization heating sterilization food:clam(miso soup use) China 11 violation of element standard (microbe which can grow positive) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) monitoring inspection
cacao bean Ecuador 11 detection over the amount unlikely to cause damage to human health that the provision of Paragraph 3 , Article 11 of the Food Sanitation Law
(2,4-D 0.64 ppm detection)
yokohama   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
Brandy France 6 Methanol 5.9mg/cm3 detection nagoya   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
roasted peanut China 6 aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(60 ppb) nagoya   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
heated meat products (heat-pasteurized before packed in container-packages): wing skewer Thailand 11 violation of element standard (E.coli positive) kobe   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
fresh bud of the garlic China 11 detection over the amount unlikely to cause damage to human health that the provision of Paragraph 3 , Article 11 of the Food Sanitation Law
(pyrimethanil 0.03 ppm detection)
kawasaki   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
CORN United States 6 aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(13ppb) shimizu   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
CORN United States 6 aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(19ppb) shimizu   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
MIZUNI NAMEKO China 11 violation of standard of use (sulphur dioxide 0.042g/kg detection) nagoya   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
FROZEN BOILED SHORT NECKED CLAM MEAT China 11 violation of element standard (chloramphenicol 0.0010 ppm detection) tokyo 2 sections   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) monitoring inspection
milled rice Thailand 6 Outbreak of the mold niigata The outbreak of the dew condensation by a temperature change transporting we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) administration inspection
crush grain milled rice Thailand 6 Outbreak of the mold niigata The outbreak of the dew condensation by a temperature change transporting we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) administration inspection
crush grain milled rice Thailand 6 Outbreak of the mold niigata The outbreak of the dew condensation by a temperature change transporting we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) administration inspection
red pepper pigment China 11 violation of element standard (87% of the quantity of color value indication) narita airport   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
FROZEN BOILED TAKO STRAIGHT Indonesia 11 violation of element standard (live bacteria count 1.6×105/g, coliform bacteria positive) naha   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
fresh carrot China 11 violation of element standard (triadimenol 0.2 ppm detection) nagoya   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(conducting an investigation into safekeeping, the remainder in a 2176CT bonded warehouse) monitoring inspection
CHILLY WHOLE(250g) India 11 violation of element standard (triazophos 0.23 ppm detection) yokohama   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
CHILLY WHOLE(100g) India 11 violation of element standard (triazophos 0.18 ppm detection) yokohama   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
Peanut butter China 6 aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(10ppb) yokohama   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
frozen food served after heating(other than those heated immidiately before freezing): fried shrimp Indonesia 11 violation of element standard (E.coli positive) kobe   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) monitoring inspection
sesame seed China 11 detection over the amount unlikely to cause damage to human health that the provision of Paragraph 3 , Article 11 of the Food Sanitation Law
(parathion-methyl 0.04 ppm detection)
nagoya   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) monitoring inspection
frozen peeled natural shrimp Viet Nam 11 violation of element standard (chloramphenicol 0.0006 ppm detection) nagoya   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served without heating: SUSHI EBI Viet Nam 11 violation of element standard (furazolidone (as AOZ) 0.003ppm detection) nagoya   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
frozen slice mackerel: heating processing (FROZEN CUT MACKEREL) China 11 violation of element standard (leicomalachite green 0.005 ppm detection) kawasaki   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
CORN United States 6 aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(24ppb) kobe 2 sections   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
roasted peanut China 6 aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(12 ppb) kobe 2 sections   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
roasted peanut China 6 aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(22 ppb) moji   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
SMOKED SQUID BODY SLICED China 10 undesignated additive(cyclamic acid 7µg/g detection) yokohama   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served after heating(those heated immidiately before freezing): STEAMED Y-SOFTBORN Thailand 11 violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served after heating(those heated immidiately after freezing): FROZEN YAKITORIDONYO YAKITORI SET Thailand 11 violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) tokyo 2 sections   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served without heating: FROZEN CPUD MUKI VANNAMEI SHRIMP Thailand 11 violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) nagoya   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
roasted peanut China 6 aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(75 ppb) kobe 2 sections   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
roasted peanut China 6 aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(130 ppb, 20 ppb) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
grains adjustment product: STRCH MIXED POWDER China 11 violation of standard of use (sulphur dioxide 0.445g/kg detection) yokohama the shortage of health administration in a production process(The sulphur dioxide which occurred from the coal which I burnt at the time of drying sticks) we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
AMARETTINI Italy 6 cyanide 104 mg/kg detection tokyo 2 sections   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
Honey Israel 11 violation of element standard (streptomycin 0.3 ppm detection) narita airport   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) monitoring inspection
dried roasted squid Viet Nam 11 violation of element standard (chloramphenicol 0.0006 ppm detection) kobe   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
frozen food served after heating(other than those heated immidiately before freezing): FROZEN EBI WITH PAN China 11 violation of element standard (E.coli positive) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection

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